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Friday, September 26, 2014

Who doesn't like a roller coaster? Even if you don't like to ride them, looking at them and following their track is super fun. So, when it came time to start listening for High and Low sounds, the 1st graders and I began with vocal roller coasters! These roller coasters are visuals with curvy, curly lines for us to sing. Each one has a sound, word, or series of words to sing while following the track of the roller coaster. My favorite is the "Oh YEAH" roller coaster! We will continue to explore the vocal roller coasters while the 1st Graders are learning to listen for high and low sounds in songs they know.

Friday, September 19, 2014

The 3rd graders are transforming themselves into composers this week. Their assignment is to create a rhythm composition using prescribed rhythms with a partner and be prepared to perform it for the class. Once their rhythms have been written, the students began to work with our new "Composition Menu" to make their piece more interesting. It is like adding adjectives to a writing project to make it more pleasing to the ear. Choices on the menu included dynamics (loud or quiet) and expressions (choppy or smooth). Students will be performing their compositions for their classes starting today! By the middle of next week, all students will have performed their compositions for the class. Be sure to ask how it went!

Friday, September 12, 2014

I bet many of the K-1 parents are wondering what beat buddies are. Every class in K and 1 used beat buddies this week to keep the steady beat. In short, beat buddies are beanie babies! We use them to keep the beat on our knees, toes, nose, hands... The students love the beat buddies and love seeing which beat buddy will be theirs for the day.

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Welcome back to Music at Lincoln! I hope you all had a musical summer. My family and I sure did! We went to WDW for the first time with our kids (ages 9 and 6) and they are still singing the songs from the "Festival of Fantasy" parade and from "The Carousel Of Progress" (believe it or not, that was one of their favorite things there). It was a great time with my family and I satisfied my Olaf cravings with a few new souvenirs for my classroom and closet!

Now that we are back to school, I can tell you that the blog is easily accessible this year! Simply go to the Lincoln School webpage, click on Staff Directory, scroll down to find my name, and click the word "WEB" to be instantly linked to the blog! It's that simple. Once you've done that, bookmark the blog to your browser's toolbar and you can check it anytime!

Our concert and open house schedule should be coming my way soon. As soon as I have that, you will have your program dates for 1st grade, 3rd grade, and Level 3 (Kindergarten and 2nd grade do not have music programs). Please contact me anytime with questions or comments!